1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record18–11 (8–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lafayette Norwood (1st season)
  • Mark Taylor (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1978–79 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Oklahoma † 10 – 4   .714 21 – 10   .677
Missouri 8 – 6   .571 13 – 15   .464
Kansas State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 12   .571
Kansas 8 – 6   .571 18 – 11   .621
Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 14 – 13   .519
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 11 – 16   .407
Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 15   .444
Colorado 4 – 10   .286 14 – 13   .519
† 1979 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
 No. 4 Fairleigh Dickinson W 91-68  1-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 2*
 No. 4 Murray State W 81-66  2-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 4*
 No. 4 Boise State W 82-68  3-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 5*
 No. 5 Oral Roberts W 90-77  4-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 9*
 No. 5 at No. 10 Kentucky L 66-67 OT 4-1
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 16*
 No. 8 SMU W 71-64  5-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 21*
 No. 7 at No. 20 USC L 83-89 OT 5-2
 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23*
 No. 7 at San Diego State L 69-81  5-3
 Peterson Gym 
San Diego, CA
December 27
 No. 18 vs. Iowa State W 75-55  6-3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
 No. 18 vs. Oklahoma W 86-75  7-3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 30*
 No. 18 vs. Colorado W 72-66  8-3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
January 10
 No. 15 at No. 13 Oklahoma L 45-68  8-4
(0-1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 13
 No. 15 at Oklahoma State W 82-70  9-4
(1-1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 17
 No. 20 Missouri
Border War 		L 55-58  9-5
(1-2) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 20
 No. 20 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		L 69-96  9-6
(1-3) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 24
 Iowa State W 80-71  10-6
(2-3) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 27
 at Nebraska L 64-66 OT 10-7
(2-4) 		Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
January 31
 Colorado W 56-51  11-7
(3-4) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 2
 Oklahoma State W 82-71  12-7
(4-4) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 4*
 at No. 14 Michigan State L 61-85  12-8
 Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
February 7
 at Missouri
Border War 		W 88-85  13-8
(5-4) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
February 10
 Oklahoma W 74-62  14-8
(6-4) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 14
 at Iowa State L 66-68  14-9
(6-5) 		James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 17
 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		L 56-58  14-10
(6-6) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 21
 Nebraska W 66-59  15-10
(7-6) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 24
 at Colorado W 71-60  16-10
(8-6) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 27
 Iowa State
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Quarterfinals 		W 91-70  17-10
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 2
 vs. Missouri
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament semifinals
Border War 		W 76-73  18-10
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
March 3
 vs. Oklahoma
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament championship Game 		L 65-80  18-11
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1978-79 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.